Doing Injector O rings Tonight
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if the o-rings were your problem then you will just get a smoother running truck. straight pipe you will get a decent exhaust note. if you really want the exhaust to sing to ya then throw some stacks on it!!! haha. are you going to do the downpipe? if you do then you will see a slight performance increase from it.
your doing a good job so far man, only one phone call and a few text messages. keep up the good work. when you go back together with it MAKE SURE YOU TORQUE THE INJECTOR HOLD DOWNS!!!! don't just guess at them.
your doing a good job so far man, only one phone call and a few text messages. keep up the good work. when you go back together with it MAKE SURE YOU TORQUE THE INJECTOR HOLD DOWNS!!!! don't just guess at them.
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Do you know the value at all? BTW I have NEVER used a torque wrench on anything but Head bolts and studs.... I know values pretty good, but I will use the torque wrench on it... What is the value.
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Well.... I know better than to crank the engine without the gaskets between the valve covers and the head... geazuz.... I figured it would keep that all contained basically... guess not.... I have more than a quart on the ground now... LOL not only that but now my exhaust manifolds are COVERED in oil, so it should be for a nice smoky start... LOL
But tomorrow morning all I have to do, is put the Glow plugs back in it, and fire it up!
But tomorrow morning all I have to do, is put the Glow plugs back in it, and fire it up!
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So, how much smoke should I have, and how long should it last? it smokes while like a freight train.... here are some videos...
how long will this last...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkW7CCStW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzLxsv96vcI
how long will this last...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkW7CCStW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzLxsv96vcI
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did it clear up completely Matt???? Also did you use like carb cleaner or something to clean the injectors up with? that may have been the problem if u used carb or brake cleaner to clean the injectors up. don't hurt anything, but my stage 1's didn't smoke white. these stage 2's were sprayed out with carb cleaner before i got them, and they smoked horribly for awhile like i told you.
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Now, im off to go get an exhaust clamp, and IM going to get my exhaust striaght piped today! and then ill do a down pipe, and then a chip! Should be done for a while... but I think Im going to try and get that rough idle away. I got some IPR o Rings that I will have monday, so we will see what that takes... I just really dont want to take out the fuel bowl... I will tear into the engine no problem, but im not a fan of that fuel bowl, eventually I want to do an electric fuel system.
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lol, yes bonus points for you, i forgot all about that. and to answer your question, the 7.3 bore and storke is 4.11x4.18, and did you know that the 6.9 uses the same stroke crank? just a slightly smaller bore of 4.0
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yep, and bonus points for Joe!!! we r tied there slick. haha. ya i new the 6.9 used the same crank with the smaller bore. then the bore was pulled up to the 7.3 4.11". but the IDI's also had a compression ratio of what? 21.5:1??? and we are down to 17.5:1. then i think the 6.0 was up to like 18:1 or something...